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New Delhi, Aug 11: Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari on Monday accepted batting legend Sachin Tendulkar's leave request for rest of the session. Tendulkar hasn't attended a single session this year. Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien said Tendulkar has requested permission to be absent from the house, citing "personal and professional commitments" and "family exigencies". However, as Kurien read out the

New Delhi, Aug 11: Supreme Court Chief Justice R.M. Lodha Monday frowned at a campaign to run down the collegium system for the appointment of judges. Defending the collegium system, Chief Justice Lodha said that he was the first of the judges to be appointed under the collegium system and at present all the judges of the supreme court and the high courts are the products of the collegium system

New Delhi, Aug 10: In its effort to unearth black money stashed away abroad, India has received data on over 24,000 instances of alleged tax evasion and dubious funds which has been detected in foreign shores in the last financial year. These cases are now under investigation by the taxman even as the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money has set its eye on tracking the outcome of this

Islamabad, Aug 9: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today regretted that Pakistan was having bad relations with key neighbour India and said it was time the two had good relations. Addressing the National Security Conference here, which was attended by ministers, chief ministers, political leaders of all major parties, army chief Gen Raheel Sharif and other senior civil and military officials including

New Delhi, Aug 09: There is little doubt that by declining to join "active" politics, Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra will not only cause huge disappointment to her growing body of supporters in the Congress, but may also undermine the party's chances of revival. To her followers, she represents the last and perhaps only hope of the party's recovery following its demoralizing defeat in the April-May general

New Delhi, Aug 9: BJP's national council meet, the first after it won the Lok Sabha polls with a thumping majority, began here Saturday. The meet began with Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) flag at Jawaharlal Nehru stadium. The day-long event will see Amit Shah's ratification as BJP's new national president. A close aide of Modi, Shah took over as the

New Delhi, Aug 8: A Delhi court today convicted key accused Sher Singh Rana in the 13-year-old sensational murder of bandit-turned-politician Phoolan Devi, who was then a Lok Sabha member, in front of her Ashoka Road residence here. Additional Sessions Judge Bharat Parashar, however, acquitted 10 other accused in the case due to lack of evidence against them. "Except Sher Singh Rana, I am

New Delhi, Aug 8: Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar and yesteryears Bollywood star Rekha today came under attack in Rajya Sabha for attending the House for only three and seven days, respectively, since their nomination two years back. P Rajeeve of CPI-M raised the issue of long-duration absence of celebrities as he wanted to know whether they have sought permission for it. Responding to this, Deputy

New Delhi, Aug 8: President Pranab Mukherjee was satisfied with the “evidence” provided by the Narendra Modi-led Centre against Mizoram Governor Kamla Beniwal to sack her. The President has jotted down in his own hand that he was satisfied with the evidence provided by the government. He got a legal opinion and had also asked his aide to speak to the 87-year-old Beniwal to consider her response

Jaipur, Aug 7: Condemning the sacking of Mizoram Governor Kamla Beniwal, Rajasthan Congress today said her removal is "unconstitutional" and has been done due to "political vendetta". In a statement issued here, Rajasthan PCC president Sachin Pilot said Beniwal has a special image in Indian politics as a former Cabinet minister and Deputy Chief Minister with the previous Congress government in the